![]() ![]() ![]() In both cases, it’s hard to understand what the stakes are in the book because we’re hearing the backstories before the story itself.įrom there, Parasomnia makes a lot of bad decisions with its premise. From there, it skips to telling the almost-full life of a therapist working at Aux-Anges and her not-so-imaginary friend. ![]() It starts off slow and meandering, exploring the life of one of the main characters and her high-school boyfriend for a solid chapter, even taking a voyeuristic approach towards her first time having sex before it all goes wrong. Unfortunately, Parasomnia falls into a lot of traps even from the beginning. As somebody very interested in stories about mental illness, my interest was already piqued. The disorders in question are varied, from insomnia and sleepwalking to sleep-related eating disorders and setting fires while asleep. The premise of Parasomnia is this Aux-Anges is an institute specializing in sleep disorders, and the novel follows several of the patients and one of the psychiatrists as they navigate their internal struggles. However, in the case of Parasomnia, it’s a book that could so easily have been good with a bit more work, and that’s so much more frustrating than a book that was flawed from the start. I don’t do bad reviews often, largely as a matter of preference. ![]()
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